An Online Presence

I have been reading many articles about freelance writing and they all in one way or another that it is important to maintain an online presence.  Which, of course, I have not.  The articles say you should use your blog to talk about your specialty.  Well, I don't have one.  I am an eclectic freelancer.  I write about almost anything which I why my blog is about everything.

However, I do have to post more often to keep myself in the limelight (oh I wish) so to speak.  Now keep in mind that I am making this vow to post more 5 days before I leave to see my kids down south.  But never fear, I have my handy netbook and ipad to post with.  That is assuming that I can get either wireless or Verizon.

But that aside, I hope everyone has a safe Memorial Day.  And not forgetting why we are celebrating this day.  When I was growing up (this will date me) Memorial Day was called "Decoration Day".  The day we went to the cemetery and planted flowers, etc.

I'm not going to battle the crowds today but tomorrow I will put some flowers on my parent graves and try to plant some flowers.  Unfortunately they chose to be buried is very, very hard earth.  Don't have to worry about body snatchers on that front.

And to end this epistle I will bring you up to speed on my day.  First thing I did chipmunk burial detail (I have cats), the chippy was buried at sea.  (Creek in my back yard).  Then I have been attempting to sync my ipod and my ipad with my itunes.  I say attempt because I'm not sure the ipad is right.  I also printed out a To Do list for my trips - now I have to write on the to do list.

GOALS OR DREAMS - YOU DECIDE

I can guarantee that every writer has goals.  As a writer we may set a goal of writing 500 words a day, a blog a day, week or month.  We set our bar very high.  We will get that manuscript done in a month, the book in a year or less.  Articles will fly from out computer to editors and be accepted.  These are all good things, but they are not actually goals.  They are dreams.  Its good to have dreams, but you need goals.

A goal is something that you, yourself, have the power to make happen. A dream is a goal without legs.  You need both dreams and goals, but you must be able to tell the difference.  If you mistake your dream for a goal and don't succeed you will be disappointed and possibly lose your motivation.  Your goals should support your dreams.  In other words take those dreams apart and make them manageable goals.  Instead of dreaming of writing an article a day, realistically determine what you can do and what you can't.  What you can do will be your goal.  Clarify it.

To clarify your goal you need to provide details so that you will know when you get there.  The goal should be specific.  Be sure you really want to achieve that goal and have a strong desire.  Toss the thought of failure out the window.  Have confidence and faith and persevere until you reach your goal.